In today’s special blog-mas edition – Holiday Olive Oil Cake
This is a super simple cake recipe that is guaranteed to impress all of your dinner party guests this season. This holiday olive oil cake is moist, flavourful and the best part, it keeps way longer than traditional cakes do, because it won’t dry out as quickly. There are many famous versions of this cake, but this recipe, in particular, I came across while scrolling my TikTok feed (what else is new) I’m going to make mine with a mixture of orange and lemon zest, for a little citrus twist!
Try it out for yourself and let me know what you think in the comments below.
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History of Olive Oil Cake
The result of ancient tradition and tasty cuisine, desserts made with extra virgin olive oil have always been a part of the Italian table.
peasant heritage?
There are those who use it to replace butter, for reasons of intolerance or choice, or to make classic recipes a little lighter. So in order to find these recipes we can look to the past, from a time when olive oil was the absolute protagonist. Especially in biscuits and dry sweets, which were typical of the peasant culture of Central and Southern Italy. In fact, an invaluable ingredient such as extra virgin olive oil was never wasted, focusing on alternative preparations.
Substituting butter with olive oil
Not a substitute but rather the main ingredient, and the key to a tasty, fluffy cake, capable of keeping longer than those with butter. Olive oil cake has been a famous dessert staple in European countries and even top-notch restaurants in New York City.
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Olive Oil Cake Recipe
Equipment
- cake pan
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour can sub gf flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 1½ tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1¼ cup milk I sub for oat or coconut milk
- 1 zest & juice of 1 orange or lemon
- powdered sugar for topping
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350°F
- add all dry ingredients (sugar, flour, salt) to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine
- in a separate bowl add eggs, whisk them, add extra virgin olive oil, milk, juice, and zest whisk to combine
- add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and whisk until there are no clumps
- add the mixture to a non-stick cake pan
- bake for approximately 1 hour
- after the cake has cooled, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
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